Town of Madison Planning Board

The Planning Board is authorized by State Statute to draft, review, and recommend ordinances and regulations and subsequent amendments; regulate the subdivision of land; review and approve site plans for development of land; review and approve excavation & reclamation plans; prepare and maintain a master plan for the town; and prepare a capital improvements program.

The board meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 P.M. in the downstairs meeting room of Town Hall. The order of business is to review new applications first, continued applications second, and then other planning board business.

Applications must be received the second Tuesday of each month by 12 noon to be placed on the public hearing notice for the subsequent month’s meeting.

Currently, all site plan and subdivision applications require a preliminary non-binding hearing prior to submission of a full application.

Application forms, with instructions, may be downloaded from the web site or obtained through the Selectmen’s Office.

The Land Use Administrator may be reached at 603-367-4332 x303 for help with procedural questions and information or by emailing the planning board at the above address.

The board consists of six elected members and one selectman serving as an ex-officio member. The board may appoint up to three alternate members.

See “Applications” tab to download the Planning Board application.
See “Regulation“ tab for the following regulations/ordinances:

  • Zoning Ordinance
  • Subdivision Regulations
  • Site Plan Regulations
  • Excavation Regulations

Members:

  • Chairman Marc Ohlson
  • Vice-Chairman Paul Marks
  • Adam Price, Selectmen’s Rep.; Paul Littlefield; Karl Nordlund and Donna Hempel
  • Tia Gagnon-Alternate and Joseph Viana-Alternate

Planning Board Public Hearings:  February 4, 2026

Planning Board Agenda:  February 4, 2026

Master Plan Steering Committee Meeting Schedule:

Madison Planning Board – Master Plan Steering Committee

The Madison Master Plan Subcommittee will hold a regular meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 5:30pm.  It will be hosted at the Madison Town Hall at 1923 Village Road, Madison, New Hampshire, lower-level Meeting Room.

Meeting Dates (subject to change):  4/2, 5/7, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6, 9/3, 10/1, 11/5, 12/3, 1/7/26

Master Plan Vision Survey – https://forms.gle/ra1oa2iwLfTccSha8

Master Plan General feedback form – https://forms.gle/jgKvq9kr5ANMANG77

Madison Community Meeting with North Country Council

Master Plan Steering Committee Agenda:

Administrator: Kate Young

2026 Meeting Schedule and Deadlines

Filing Deadline by noon                                         Meeting Date

December 9, 2025                                                    January 7, 2026

January 13, 2026                                                      February 4, 2026

February 10, 2026                                                    March 4, 2026

March 10, 2026                                                         April 1, 2026

April 14, 2026                                                            May 6, 2026

May 12, 2026                                                             June 3, 2026

June 9, 2026                                                              July 1, 2026

July 14, 2026                                                             August 5, 2026

August 11, 2026                                                         September 2, 2026

September 8, 2026                                                   October 7, 2026

October 13, 2026                                                       November 4, 2026

November 10, 2026                                                  December 2, 2026

December 8, 2026                                                    January 6, 2027